Set in modern day India, Swades (Our Country) is a film that tackles the issues facing the citizens of this nation on a grass roots level. A country that is grappling with problems that development throws up, the India of Swades is colorful, heterogeneous and complex, with people of diverse cultures and attitudes. It is to this environment that Mohan Bhargava , a bright young scientist working as a project manager in NASA, returns to on a quest to find his childhood nanny.